It has been a thundery start to Thursday in NSW as a rain and storm-bearing trough crosses the state, prompting flood warnings in some areas. While most thunderstorms in Australia occur during the afternoon and early evening, an unstable atmosphere and abundant moisture gave rise to a flurry of early-morning storms in western NSW […]
Fierce winds, severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected to lash Southwest WA during the next 48 hours. A low-pressure system and associated cold front will sweep across southwestern Australia on Tuesday afternoon, bringing a mix of wild winterlike weather. The satellite image below shows the low pressure system and associated cloud approaching […]
August was a record-breaking month for wind power in the National Electricity Market, with Australia’s renewable energy sector continuing to grow at rapid pace. August was a windy month with frequent cold fronts and low-pressure systems sweeping across southeastern Australia. This abundance of wind created an ideal month for wind power generation in the […]
An early-spring outbreak of thunderstorms produced around 500,000 lightning strikes over Australia during the last 24 hours, with more heavy rain and flooding still to come. A low pressure trough and low pressure system interacting with copious tropical moisture produced widespread cloud, rain and thunderstorms over Australia on Wednesday into Thursday morning. The video […]
Rain will soak part of every state and territory in Australia this week, with flooding possible in the Murray Darling Basin from Thursday. A low pressure system and cold front interacting with a feed of tropical moisture will cause a northwest cloudband to pass over Australia this week. Rain will initially fall over WA […]
More than 100 mm of rain could fall over parts of northeast NSW during the next three days as a mass of tropical moisture and cloud spreads rain and dampens solar across a large swathe of eastern Australia. The animation below shows three hours’ worth of satellite images from Friday morning, capturing a large […]
Heavy rain, thunderstorms and flooding could impact parts of northwestern WA during the next 48 hours as moisture-laden air travels towards WA from the Indian Ocean. The satellite image below shows thick cloud streaming across western WA on Friday morning with rain falling along the coast. Image: Visible satellite image and radar at […]
Winter in Australia was warmer than usual across Australia, with all states and territories recording a mean temperature above the historical average.* Here’s a rundown of mean winter temperatures across the country, as compared to the historical average. (Please note that the ACT is not included as it has too few weather stations to […]
Tomorrow marks the first day of spring, a season which typically brings a mix of dynamic weather across Australia. But what will spring be like this year across the country? When predicting how this spring will unfold, we look at the broad-scale climate drivers that are likely to influence Australia’s weather during the […]
Australia’s tropical cyclone season is officially underway, but we may not see much activity for few months yet. The season runs from November to April, and for mining operators and businesses across northern Australia, 2026-27 is shaping up to be a season where the headline numbers and the real risk may not line up. On […]
A positive Indian Ocean Dipole is underway, but this one is unlikely to deliver the textbook dry spring and summer that businesses have come to expect from the pattern. The Bureau of Meteorology officially declared a positive IOD on Tuesday, October 27, which typically like El Niño can cause drier and warmer conditions over parts of […]
Waters off Indonesia have cooled in recent weeks, an indication that a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) event could be developing. It’s an important climate driver for Australia, and it could shape rainfall and temperatures heading into summer, with flow-on effects for farmers, energy and other industries. What is the Indian Ocean Dipole? The IOD […]
Leonora, WA, had its wettest September day on record earlier this month. Three weeks later, more than 1.3 million lightning pulses were detected within 800 km of the town in 48 hours. Why is a stalled trough delivering storms to mining country, and what it could mean for operations? The DTN Total Lightning Network detected […]
